RE: First Elk hunt - leave tomorrow
The elk were still bugling last Sat., opening of 1st combined, so it is possible that you may hear some bugles on Sat., so be out on that ridge before sunrise and listen and they may tell you where they are. No the area well enough to know where there are meadows, and get where you can glass them early in the day and late. After a few rifle shots are fired in the area, expect the elk to go quiet again.
Good Luck!